WE HAVE HAD 3 GLORIOUS DAYS IN HOI AN. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF FIRSTS, DAVID HAS A MAN BAG (I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS DAY!) ALTHOUGH NOW HE'S USING IT HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING IT ITS MANY COMPARTMENTS AND HE HAS ALSO DECIDED IT WILL BE KNOWN AS HIS CAMERA BAG, WATCH THIS SPACE I'LL TRY AND GET A PHOTO. THE OTHER FIRST WAS A BICYCLE RIDE AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE, WE VISITED PADDI FIELDS, FARMS AND WATCHED THE FISHERMAN FISH WITH THE HELP OF A WATER BUFFALO. THEY STILL US THE TRADITIONAL POTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN USING FOR HUNDREDS IF YEARS. THE OTHER THING THAT HAS SURPRISED ME IS THAT ALL OVER VIETNAM PEOPLE REALLY DO STILL WEAR THOSE COOLIE HATS -AMAZING. I NEARLY CAME OFF THE BIKE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN WE WERE OFF-ROAD AND WE HAD TO CYCLE THIS NARROW LUMPY MUD TRACK, I ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE WATER/LAGOON! I REALISE NOW THAT I WILL NEVER MAKE A GYMNAST PERFORMING ON THE BEAM - GIVE ME A NARROW STRIP TO AIM FOR AND I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEN I RODE A BUFFALO, (DAVID CHICKENED OUT) I'M HOPING YOU CAN TELL WHICH ONE IS THE BUFFALO WHEN DAVID ADDS THE PICTURES. WE WILL BE SAD TO LEAVE HERE, BUT WE HAVE SHOPPED FOR ENGLAND WHILST HERE, SO THE KITTY HAS TAKEN A HAMMERING, SO MUCH SO WE HAD TO BUY A LARGER BAG TO CARRY IT ALL. WE'VE BOTH HAD SHOES MADE AND I'VE PICKED UP SOME JEWELS AND OF COURSE CLOTHES, SO AT LEAST I NOW HAVE SOMETHING TO WEAR IN KRABBI. Any suggestion that I have a man bag is to be refuted. It is a camera bag! Great time though with lots of interesting things to see. The one day beer on the river front is so crisp. We fly to Ho Chi Min City tomorrow which we believe is even more manic than Hanoi. Interesting!